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verb

past tense of stuff
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as in gorged
to fill with food to capacity kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper

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as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

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Recent Examples of stuffed
Adjective
This trick can keep stuffed animals, pantyhose, delicate materials like lace and silk, or sweaters from getting snagged or losing shape during the wash cycle. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025 The 6-year-old Siberian husky was described as a very high-energy dog who loved stuffed animals and swimming. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 Erika Kirk also explained why a small stuffed puppet was sitting beside Kirk’s empty microphone. Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
The official trailer is nearly three minutes long and is stuffed with bombastic special effects, intense emotion (a lot of tears), plenty of action and one mean Vecna. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 Available in 10 colors, the bean bag covers can be stuffed with refills to keep your chair fresh. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025 Made in minutes in the skillet with only precooked cornmeal, water and salt, the corn cake’s fate is to be sliced partway, then stuffed with whatever appeals. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025 And according to reporters traveling with the president, the group dined on vegetable spring rolls, eggplant and avocado salad, canelloni stuffed with broccoli and tofu, and apple crumble tart served with vanilla ice cream for dessert. Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025 It’s made from 100 percent polyester which has been known to stay smooth (even when it’s stuffed into a packing cube), and the loose-fitting sleeves and ruffles down the front keep it fun and stylish without looking stuffy. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025 View gallery - 4 images Researchers in Switzerland have stuffed a bunch of chips and sensors into socks to help people who suffer from some of the worst symptoms of diabetes – chronic pain and a loss of sensation in the feet. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025 Baked peppers stuffed with a mix of rice and beans. Ana Morales, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025 Alabama held the Tigers to 163 rushing yards, while Auburn stuffed the run to 91 yards behind its strong blitz attack. Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffed
Adjective
  • Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Cha See’s lighting design bathes the set in the warm golden hue of the past and costume designer Qween Jean and hair and wig designer Nikiya Mathis team up to bring the ‘70s back in full living color with bold prints, bouffants, and miniskirts.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Department of Agriculture currently covers the benefit costs in full.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While Wohl’s script is packed to the brim with thoughtful moments of beauty, comedy, and heartbreak, Liberation wouldn’t be nearly as affecting and, sadly, relatable without its stellar cast.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • It can be washed and even packed on flights.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • It was crammed full of talented actors.
    Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Think about the huge NAVWAR building that’s crammed full of contractors that provide billions of dollars to keep our military strong.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • China also remains blocked from accessing the highest-end US chips, a key weapon in the high-stakes AI race playing out between the two countries.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The Thai restaurant received a yellow placard after inspectors discovered the handwashing sink was blocked with a funnel and dish soap.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Matt Priest, president and CEO of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association, said in a telephone interview that many of the footwear products firms front loaded in early pre-tariff deliveries — particularly in women’s shoes — have sold through.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Bills may be able to find impact players in the secondary and/or the receivers room, though the market on the defensive interior is considerably less loaded in 2025.
    Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The historic gems that fill his Paris home are enough; his appetite is sated.
    Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the increasing isolation of Stalin’s Soviet Union from the rest of the world, Ioffe and his group were plugged into the international network of physicists throughout the 1920s and most of the 1930s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Whenever guard Tyler Herro returns from ankle surgery, he’ll be plugged into the starting group likely in Mitchell’s place.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025

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